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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 10-80 m 0.009-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system 17 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions ? 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
?
Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4 programmable GPIO's
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150 AIRSPY-HF+